Colombia Markets Closed For Boyacá; De La Espriella Takes Office
Colombia did not trade on Friday as the Battle of Boyacá holiday shut the exchange. The COLCAP ends the week...
August 8, 2026Topic
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Colombia’s 2027 Budget Is Short COP 30 Trillion, and the Money Depends on a Tax Reform
Colombia's draft 2027 budget totals COP 575.6 trillion (US$183bn), but COP 30.2 trillion of it only exists if Congress passes...
August 2, 2026
Colombia’s Grid Chief Named Mining and Energy Minister
Colombia's president-elect named XM grid chief Arboleda as mining and energy minister, signalling a technocratic, pro-investment turn on oil and...
July 14, 2026
The World Bank Lines Up a Support Package for Colombia’s Incoming Government
World Bank and Colombia’s incoming team are structuring a cooperation, financing and investment package for 2026–2030, focusing on fiscal stability...
July 14, 2026
Colombia’s Incoming Government Takes Ecopetrol Unit Cenit to Prosecutors
Colombia's incoming government filed two criminal complaints targeting Ecopetrol unit Cenit over a $5M contract and a $123M land programme,...
July 13, 2026
Colombia’s Incoming Government Says a Blackout Would Cost $50 Million an Hour
Colombia blackout risk hits $50M per hour as El Niño intensifies and only 7% of 2026 power capacity is online,...
July 13, 2026
Colombia’s Market Slips as Ecopetrol Sinks While ETB Soars to a One-Year High
COLCAP slipped 0.41% to 2,260 on July 1 as Ecopetrol sank 5%+, but telecoms firm ETB surged 16% to a...
July 2, 2026
Colombia Raises Its Interest Rate to 12%, Bucking Latin America’s Easing Trend
Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark rate 75bp to 12% on June 30—275bp above January's level. Here's what the split...
July 1, 2026
Colombian Stocks Ease as the Central Bank Lifts Rates to 12 Percent
Colombia's COLCAP fell 0.75% to 2,269 on June 30 as the central bank lifted its main rate to 12%, weighing...
July 1, 2026